It might seem like we're talking about AI and nothing else these days. Well, this week, my friends, we're talking Windows 11! And also AI. Sorry, there's just no escaping the subject, because Microsoft is gearing up to deeply integrate its powerful GPT-4-powered Copilot right inside the desktop. It'll be watching and helping… just like, er, Clippy. Oh, and did we mention that Microsoft has convinced OpenAI to adopt Bing as its search engine?
We're also taking something of a deep breath this week as we enjoy a long Memorial Day / bank holiday weekend, and prepare for Apple's big WWDC event on June 5 – which also gives us time to figure out how to boot those freeloaders off our Netflix accounts before we have to start paying for them.
So let's fire up the barbeque and check out all the biggest stories of the past week.
Lance Ulanoff, US Editor in Chief
The week in phones
Siri could be getting a ChatGPT-style upgrade (Omid Armin / Unsplash)
Check out the open job listings at Apple and you'll notice that a lot of recent postings refer to generative AI, and there's also a mention of using these technologies to "transform Apple's mobile computing platforms", which makes us think 'SiriGPT' could be on the way.
Microsoft has announced that Bing will soon be the default search engine inside ChatGPT, though paid-for accounts will get the functionality first. It means ChatGPT can scour the web for answers to your questions, making its responses much more up to date.
It's been reported that Microsoft is looking to follow Apple by producing its own processors to power its Surface line of devices, and our Computing Editor Christian Guyton thinks it's a good idea, if – and it's a big 'if' – Microsoft can get it right.
Netflix has finally rolled out its password-sharing crackdown in the US and UK – and not surprisingly, many subscribers aren't happy about having to either pay more or boot friends and family members off their account, and are hitting the Cancel button.
The invites have gone out for Apple's WWDC 2023 event, and VR experts are on the list – and is it us, or does the logo on the invitation look a bit like a virtual reality headset? The device is strongly rumored to be making its debut at the conference this year.
